Other Articles on Alternative Tunings


Alternative Tunings and Free Range Eggs by Brian Lee. Why just intonation sounds weird when you first hear it. A listener's guide to alternative tunings.

World Musics and Microtuning by Brian Lee. Originally printed in Yamaha Education Supplement #15, 1993. A basic introduction to the theory of just intonation, with notes on tunings in other musical cultures including Schlesinger's work on the Greek Harmoniai.

To Seven and Beyond by Brian Lee. A critique of Alain Daniélou's aversion to using prime numbers higher than 5 in music.



Overtone Singing


Overtone Singing I by Brian Lee. The first part of a series of articles on the overtone singing of traditional and western cultures. Here we present by way of introduction some technical background to the harmonic series and an overview of three different traditions of overtoning, the Mongolian, the Tibetan and the Western. This series was originally published in Caduceus Journal.

Overtone Singing II - Xöömii, The Mongolian Tradition by Brian Lee.
The second part of this series looks at the musical traditions of Mongolia based on the work of Michael Ormiston.

Overtone Singing III - Scientists, Singers And Healers : The Western Tradition by Brian Lee.
This part covers the introduction of this style of singing to the Western world over the last thirty years and the development of its use in healing.


Interview with Amanda Relph Amanda Relph teaches voice work, overtone singing and sound healing. She is based in Wiltshire, England. This interview was conducted as part of the preparation for a series of articles published in Caduceus Journal on Overtone singing.


Interview with Rollin Rachele Rollin Rachele is an overtone singer who performs and teaches in The United States, Great Britain and Europe. He is the author of the "Overtone Singing Study Guide" and has produced three albums. This interview was conducted as part of the preparation for a series of articles published in Caduceus Journal on Overtone singing.


Indian Classical Music


An Introduction to Indian Classical Music part I by Brian Lee. A brief introduction to the northern and southern Indian classical traditions. These two pieces orginally appeared in Caduceus Journal.

An Introduction to Indian Classical Music part II - The Virtuousi and their Instruments by Brian Lee. A guide to some of the top contemporary artists of Indian classical music.


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